doodoodoo – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 林家謙, 盧廣仲

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the whimsical world of "doodoodoo," a soothing Cantopop collaboration by Terence Lam and Crowd Lu. This song offers a unique blend of heartwarming melodies and imaginative lyrics, making it an excellent choice for language learners to explore modern Cantonese expressions and cultural references while enjoying a calming musical experience.

[English]

Abandoned trees run past the unicorns

Weathered stones grow tadpoles over time

Winter ends, summer comes, bugs open their burrows

Let’s come together, lean on each other, hold hands tight

Doo-doo-doo, how much joy there is

Doo-doo-doo, how far we can cross the border

Doo-doo-doo, how many cute things escape being buried alive

Doo-doo-doo, how many quirks are taking over

Using some kind of spell to tame him, to train him

No need to be surprised

...

Light rail on the platform, can’t cross the line

Zebras can run through a street of cobblestones

Seahorse ferries nap beside the red tunnel

Deep fortress guarded by Mario

Doo-doo-doo, how much happiness there is

Doo-doo-doo, how far we can cross the border

Doo-doo-doo, how many cute things escape being buried alive

Doo-doo-doo, how many oddities or corruptions there are

Using some kind of spell to heal him, to stir him up

Breaking out of the barrier

Many changes, countless monsters, can you count them all?

Look at that outsider crossing the sea to land

Discovering many, incredible miracles that have never left

...

Clock in, lower this realm

Clock in, countless new ecosystems and peculiarities

Don’t let feelings be buried alive by fantasies

Doo-doo-doo, in all kinds of poses

Recording this unknown patch of earth

Like illusions, floating shadows — a new world in motion

...

Come, let him become a happy new world

...

[Chinese]

荒廢樹林跑阿跑過獨角獸

風化石頭長阿長出了蝌蚪

冬去夏來為蟲伴拆開被竇

一起到來翹住翹住挽起手

Doo-doo-doo 有幾多歡快

Doo-doo-doo 能越過邊界

Doo-doo-doo 叫幾多可愛避過活埋

Doo-doo-doo 有幾多古怪在坐大

以某種咒令降服他 來馴服他

不必見怪

輕鐵馬路月台未能越過界

斑馬亦能跑到一片石板街

海馬渡輪在紅隧旁睡午覺

深水堡壘有著瑪利奧駐守

Doo-doo-doo 有幾多歡快

Doo-doo-doo 能越過邊界

Doo-doo-doo 叫幾多可愛避過活埋

Doo-doo-doo 有幾多古怪或敗壞

以某種咒願療癒他 來撩動他

走出結界

變卦有很多 百怪數清麼

看看那跨海到置地的一個門外漢

發覺有很多 極尋常奇蹟竟從來都不曾離開

打打卡 拍低這境界

打打卡 百種新生態與趣怪

別要將感覺幻想活埋

Doo-doo-doo 以各種姿態

記錄這未知的土塊

如幻影 浮遊掠影的新世界

來讓他 成為幸福的新世界

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
跑 (pǎo) /pʰɑʊ/ A1	verb - to run
長 (cháng/zhǎng) /t͡ʃʰɑŋ/ A1/A2	adjective - long verb - to grow
可愛 (kě'ài) /kʰɤ³⁵ ʔaɪ̯⁵¹/ A2	adjective - cute, lovely
邊界 (biānjiè) /pi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/ B1	noun - border, boundary
古怪 (gǔguài) /ku³⁵ kwaɪ̯⁵¹/ B1	adjective - strange, odd, eccentric
咒令 (zhòulìng) /ʈ͡ʂɤʊ̯⁵¹ liŋ⁵¹/ B2	noun - incantation, spell
馴服 (xùnfú) /ɕyn⁵¹ fu/ B2	verb - to tame
月台 (yuètái) /y̯œ⁵¹ tʰaɪ̯³⁵/ A2	noun - platform (train)
睡覺 (shuìjiào) /ʂweɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/ A1	verb - to sleep
堡壘 (bǎolěi) /pɑʊ̯³⁵ leɪ̯³⁵/ B2	noun - fortress, stronghold
療癒 (liáoyù) /li̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ y/ B2	verb - to heal, to cure
結界 (jiéjiè) /t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/ C1	noun - barrier, protective boundary
變卦 (biànguà) /pi̯ɛn⁵¹ kwa⁵¹/ C1	verb - to change unexpectedly, to have a change of heart
數 (shǔ/shù) /ʂʊ³⁵/ /ʂu⁵¹/ A1/A2	verb - to count noun - number
幻想 (huànxiǎng) /xwan⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ³⁵/ B2	noun - illusion, fantasy verb - to imagine, to fancy
姿態 (zītài) /tsɿ⁵⁵ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹/ B1	noun - posture, gesture, attitude
記錄 (jìlù) /t͡ɕi⁵¹ lu⁵¹/ A2	verb - to record noun - record
幸福 (xìngfú) /ɕiŋ⁵¹ fu/ A2	adjective - happy, blessed noun - happiness

Key Grammar Structures

• 能越過邊界

  ➔ 使役動詞 + verb (potential form)

  ➔ "能" indicates ability or possibility, combined with the verb "越過" (to cross), expressing the ability to "越過邊界" (cross the border).

• 變卦有很多 百怪數清麼

  ➔ 有 + noun (indicating existence or quantity)

  ➔ "有" indicates existence or presence of something, in this case "變卦" and "百怪"

• 看看那跨海到置地的一個門外漢

  ➔ 看看 + noun phrase (imperative + descriptive phrase)

  ➔ "看看" is an imperative form instructing to observe or consider, followed by a descriptive noun phrase.

• 發覺有很多 極尋常奇蹟竟從來都不曾離開

  ➔ 動詞 + 有 + many + noun (indicating existence of multiple items)

  ➔ "發覺" (to realize/discover) followed by "有很多" indicates discovering that there are many of something, such as miraculous phenomena.

• 記錄這未知的土塊

  ➔ 動詞 + 這 + 形容詞/名詞 (demonstrative + descriptor)

  ➔ "記錄" is the verb to record, followed by "這" meaning "this", and a noun "未知的土塊" (unknown piece of earth), describing what is being recorded.